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ICE Agents Patrol The Produce Aisle: Search Of SoCal Grocery Store Sparks Outrage
ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, JUL 22 – Federal agencies including ICE and FBI detained three people during a targeted operation in a grocery store after a federal agent was assaulted, officials said.
- Federal agents from ICE, FBI, and other agencies conducted a targeted enforcement operation at a Stater Bros. grocery store in Ontario, California, on Monday morning, July 22, 2025.
- The operation aimed to apprehend a wanted individual amid reports of immigration enforcement activity in a community with about 68.3% Hispanic or Latino residents, fueling concerns about racial profiling and community impact.
- Videos and eyewitness accounts described federal agents storming the store, attempting to breach a bathroom door, and searching the attic, while three people, including one U.S. citizen, were detained, prompting protests and a press conference by immigrant advocacy groups.
- At the press conference, Executive Director Javier Hernandez described ICE’s actions as a broad crackdown on local residents resulting in multiple arrests, while union leader Mark Ramos characterized the operation as an assault targeting Latino and brown workers.
- The operation intensified local outrage, reignited debate over Mayor Paul Leon's earlier comments minimizing ICE threats, and raised legal tensions following a federal judge's order halting indiscriminate immigration arrests in several California counties.
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US citizen hospitalized after ICE encounter at the supermarket
Angel Pima is in the hospital after being beaten by ICE agents outside an Ontario, California Stater Brothers market. While attempting to inform federal agents that he was indeed a US citizen and offering his identification, Angel Pima describes being ignored and beaten. — Read the rest The post US citizen hospitalized after ICE encounter at the supermarket appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Ontario community demands a stop to immigration raids and transparency from local officials
The supermarket chain Stater Bros. confirmed that ICE officers entered one of its stores in Ontario on Monday morning. Videos shared in social media showed chaos and confusion among customers and employees at that moment.
Federal agents follow man into Southern California grocery store
A video showing federal agents walking through an Inland Empire grocery store Monday morning prompted a call for answers by community advocates. The video shared by the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice (ICIJ) showed agents exiting an “employees only” area at the Stater Bros. location on West Hold Boulevard in Ontario. The incident prompted ICIJ Executive Director Javier Hernandez to ask why the agents were allowed into the store and expres…
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ICE detains three after search at Ontario Stater Bros., activists say
Instagram video shows immigration officers leaving an employees-only area of the grocery store.
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